| 单词 | primrose |
| 例句 | Hazel followed; and together they slipped away, running easily down through the wood, where the first primroses were beginning to bloom. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was small and less noisy than the farm tractor which he had sometimes watched from the edge of the primrose wood at home. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Park Lane Hospital for the Dying was a sixty-story tower of primrose tiles. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When I took my bike on its first spin, my hair blew in my face as wild primroses and bluebells flashed pink and purple along the fence. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z As we follow the meadow down the last steep slope of the mountain range, I see a patch of evening primroses near a stone fence. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the spring there would be pale blue violets and primroses, goldilocks, wood anemones, and white Stellaria. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The primrose did not mind it quite so much. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z White primroses huddled beneath the trees, and cyclamen with their green and silver leaves were scattered among the hedges and outcroppings of rocks like strange cups of snow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When they had first moved in, Emma had planted bluebells and anemones, primroses, cowslips, and wild ivy, which she especially loved. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But the spurt of energy that began with the primroses fades away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Crystal,” I say and stuff it in my pouch along with the primrose. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the toilet peeked out from under a primrose covering. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Prim's face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A blue powdering of forget-me-nots and fine, fat yellow primroses punctuated the green of the slope as the two children walked up the hill toward the Frobishers’ little mausoleum. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And when he burst into a rapid series of lighter notes she was not surprised to see primroses suddenly appearing in every direction. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The east is gray; it will be primrose soon and then red with firing and once more the weary backward marching will begin, retreating from annihilation, falling back upon defeat, though not quite yet. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z There was hawthorn both pink and white, and primroses and buttercups carpeted the fields with yellow. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The problem was to find an economically sounder reason for consuming transport than a mere affection for primroses and landscapes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Annie Oakley always made hers very homey, with a garden outside of primrose, geranium, and hollyhock. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Flowers grow on her tiny wrought-iron balcony, and in summer she can estimate what time of day it is by feeling how wide the petals of the evening primroses have opened. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I start a small fire in the outdoor fireplace, wrap the primrose and artichoke in maple leaves, and clip some young shoots of a pokeweed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The primrose was more vulgar, a homely pleasant creature who appeared in every cranny like a weed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Along with innumerable activities on beaches colorful with evening primrose, there are several shipwrecks buried offshore. Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Only the colors — forest and artichoke green, powder pink with primrose yellow, and a green ivy trellis pattern winding over a gown — captured some of the sisters’ early originality. A Multicolor Revolution 2012-09-12T16:37:47Z Wainscotted wooden walls painted a creamy primrose yellow with purple blinds, two or three customers hunched over their cuppas. The Sovereign Light Cafe by William Boyd: a short story inspired by Keane 2012-06-16T08:00:00Z Carpets of delicate bluebells, columbines and primroses brightened the forest. Follow in the footsteps of Scottish folk hero on the Rob Roy Way 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z By picking the petals off the forbidden primroses, he will anger the Bog King. 'Strange Magic' casts a musical spell, but as a movie it misses 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Back in England, as Harriet recounts the story to her daughter Perdita, several dolls sit nearby with living vines and primroses sprouting from their hands and chests. Helen Oyeyemi Dishes Up Magic in Her New Novel, ‘Gingerbread’ 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z I imagine the primrose had some place deep in my grandmother’s history, that its full name was stored way down in her mind, protected from Alzheimer’s by the bolts of her youth. “Is there an afterlife?” Ghost-hunting at my grandmother’s house 2014-02-02T11:59:00Z Later he continued, “all around were primroses and wild violets and the singing of the skylarks in the air, and I was back in Ireland again.” In Ireland, Chasing the Ghost of the Rebel Roger Casement 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z And her final exit up a primrose staircase towards the beckoning stars is at some remove from the reality of an early death from cancer. Finding Neverland – review 2012-10-04T12:25:16Z “Oh, evening primrose and bleeding heart,” she said continuing the garden tour while brushing away a cat’s cradle of branches that had fallen during a recent storm. Away: Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli Unwind in Carmel, N.Y. 2010-04-08T21:17:00Z It is primroses and birds' nests, hop farms and watermills, miles of dappled trees beneath mildly overcast skies. Awash with colour 2011-02-20T00:04:07Z The desert climate allows for some of the earlier blooms in California, including desert primrose, desert sunflower and blooming cactuses. 10 Places to See Wildflowers in the West 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The more people see wood anemones and primroses in March, followed by bluebells in April and May the better we all live. Monty Don: 'Why we must save our woodlands' 2011-01-30T00:06:27Z Scattered throughout the garden are elegant primulas, not the clownish potted primrose of early spring but slender candelabra types rising from the grassy floor of the forest and then presenting a dainty circle of blooms. A bonnie glimpse of the exotic 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Even in the late 1950s, this was not exactly the primrose path of dalliance. Once Upon a Secret: My Hidden Affair with JFK by Mimi Alford ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:02Z The art of gardening involves playing with scale, from the height and breadth of our native conifers to minute mosses and tidy little primroses. Use nature as your guide for creating art for outdoors 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z First there are fields, preternaturally green, and then a good Chiltern wood, with beech trees and yellow birdsnest, bluebells, celandines and a few plucky primroses. Robert Macfarlane: 'Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships' 2012-05-26T23:05:33Z The Yemeni sailors in their turbans and toques look like kings of the past, each in the little kingdom of his carte-de-visite, hand-tinted in fading violet and primrose. Light from the Middle East: New Photography – review 2012-12-09T00:05:48Z Cape primrose must remain indoors unless temperatures are above 55 degrees, and it prefers a window with early-morning sunlight. Winter White 2013-12-26T06:20:07.280Z The trees and brambles remain, but there are also masses of primroses, owls, wildlife. Experience: I grew up in a cemetery 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z One capsule’s evening primrose oil and “good mood complex”, it read, “may support balanced hormone levels as well as the brain’s ‘happy’ neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. What happens when you try all the CBD products you can find? 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z A local natural history website offers updates on sightings of sand verbena, brown-eyed evening primrose, lupine and more, with specific mile markers and road conditions. This season, skip flowerless Death Valley for blooming Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Umbrellas shot open like inverted primroses as several people noticed shifty activity on a balcony above. Is it safe to travel to Hong Kong? I went to find out. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z There are hanging baskets outside the houses, flowerbeds filled with lavender and primroses. ‘Intimate terrorism’: how an abusive relationship led a young woman to kill her partner 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z This tends to send the royal dresser to a lot of fuchsias, primrose yellows and purples-and so much the better if those colors aren’t fashionable. The Strange Evolution of Queen Elizabeth's Cultural Influence 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z In spring, primroses pop from the hedgerows and twin lambs will stare back. Scene stealer: how Game of Thrones put a spotlight on Antrim and Derry 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The pieces, including “Man About Town” and “Echo,” are mostly abstract and use interlocking sheets of steel painted in colors like cobalt and primrose. Thursday’s Travel News and Tips 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Most blossoms sport yellow centers, and many are sweetly fragrant.Think of polyanthus primroses as short-term investments. Choosing Primroses 2013-03-18T15:20:03.957Z These include Italian White, actually a lemon yellow; or Buttercream, primrose yellow; or other three- to four-foot varieties with multiple flowers and lots of branching. Sunflowers: The garden’s late-summer stars 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Photograph: BBC/Love Productions Who the hell has enough time to paint egg white on to primroses? TV highlights 26/03/2013 2013-03-26T07:00:02Z Manet's palette runs through mauve, silver, primrose and cobalt to innumerable blacks from glinting jet to dusty charcoal, with every colour of white. Manet: Portraying Life – review 2013-01-26T19:44:58Z Everything from the primrose to the milkweed to the Echinacea purpurea, is allowed to flourish. Why clover lawns are a good alternative to grass 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Mexican evening primrose is a beautiful pink-flowering ground cover that is still sold in garden centers and nurseries, but it is also extremely invasive. Mint, the delicious (but highly invasive) garden herb 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z These events, which usually peak in late March, can feature everything from desert dandelions to evening primrose to lavender lupine — and of course, plenty of apricot-colored California poppies, the official state flower. Tourists could ruin California's once-in-a-decade "superbloom" 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The metal base would include a glass mosaic depicting yellow primroses on stems with leaves of many shades of green. Overlooked No More: Clara Driscoll, Designer of Visions in Glass for Tiffany 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Evening primrose, desert lilies and other wildflowers come to life in the spring if the conditions are right. Are the conditions ripe for a 'superbloom' in rain-soaked California? Here's what experts say 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “And the first words are” — here Hill slips into a gruff bass in imitation of Sanders — “ ‘night by silent sailing night, Isobel, wildwood eyes and primrose hair … .’ For painter Bill Hill, literature, art and life swirl in the same air 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The pollen grains of various common plants like sunflower, morning glories, prairie hollyhock, oriental lily, evening primrose and castor bean — magnified 500 times and colorized in this image — display intricate patterns. Why does nature create patterns? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z A cross between a true-breed blue primrose and a white primrose yields progeny with white petals. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Her eye landed on the perfect bloom for a new customer: fuchsia-colored primroses, vivid and lush, ideal for brightening an austere corner. Displaced by War, Ukrainians Open a New Front as Entrepreneurs 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Evening primroses are thin and crinkled with a tissue-like texture, which is one of my favorite textures to incorporate in my work. 16 meaningful plant tattoos for ink that's more than skin deep 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Now found mostly in southern England, this butterfly's caterpillar feeds on cowslips and primroses. The butterflies we may never see again in Britain 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Its excellent camera system, which includes a macro mode, is perfect for capturing close-ups of tulips, primrose, and all the colors in bloom. The Verge’s 2022 Spring Gift Guide 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Elegant primrose yellow flowers open in late April to early May. The best magnolias for Northwest home landscapes — plus where to see them in bloom 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Some perennials, like primroses, can be gently teased apart with your fingers. How to propagate your plants at home 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z And a new Cape primrose from Katanga in Congo is at risk from copper mining. Kew scientists name new tree after Leonardo DiCaprio 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z It’s traditional to add color with winter-blooming annuals such as primroses, or the showier red, white or pink cyclamen. Season’s greetings: How to make the outside of your home warm and welcoming for holiday guests | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z In 2019, the report also notes that Missouri health officials identified a “primrose petal dust” used to decorate a cake as a lead hazard while investigating elevated lead levels in a 1-year-old child. Decorating a cake with glitter? Check that it’s edible 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Las Vegas is white with a primrose yellow cup. Daffodils: How to chose, place and care for the sunny spring staple 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “Tucking in the plants for a winter snooze and watching grow winter flowers like primrose and pansy and cyclamen come to life.” Year-round yards: Start planning now for a cozy winter garden that hits all the senses | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Miranda says Sarah "just nailed" recording the Brit Award winning number one song The Promise, where she sings arguably her most iconic line: Here I am, walking primrose wondering when I'm gonna see you again. Sarah Harding: She was always going at 100mph 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The diverse obsessions at Sequim Rare Plants range from fragrant violets and rare primroses to red hot pokers and unusual succulents. Why Shop at a Specialty Nursery? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z It was an oceanside lot in an area dotted with sunny blossoms of evening primrose and purple clusters of lupine. This Black Family Ran a Thriving Beach Resort 100 Years Ago. They Want Their Land Back. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Even the yellow is not fixed; varieties are available in shades both hot and cool, including primrose and lemon. Daffodils: How to chose, place and care for the sunny spring staple 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z With a pleasingly rounded form, Cornelian cherry may be trained as a multitrunked small tree and worked into mixed plantings alongside hellebores, primroses, early bulbs and other early spring-border beauties. Forget the forsythia, and consider the Cornelian cherry 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z “The primrose is the symbol of the vaccination,” Mr. Boeri said. Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z In Italy, temporary solar-powered healthcare pavilions designed to look like five-petalled primrose flowers - a symbol of spring - sprouted in town squares. 'The beginning of the end': Europe rolls out vaccines to fight pandemic 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z In Italy, temporary solar-powered healthcare pavilions designed to look like five-petalled primrose flowers - a symbol of spring - sprung up in town squares around the country, 'The beginning of the end': Europe rolls out vaccines to see off pandemic 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z In Italy, temporary solar-powered healthcare pavilions will spring up in town squares around the country, designed to look like five-petalled primrose flowers, a symbol of spring. Retired medics, armies enlisted for Europe's vaccine push 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z What started as six primrose plants is now a large sweep of flowers spreading under a Metasequoia ‘Gold Rush’. A Redmond gardener finds peace, hope and focus in the life-affirming evolution of her landscape 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z “Wherever you get vaccinated, there will be a primrose.” Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Based on the number of notes like yours we get, I’m not concerned that you’re being led down the primrose path to wokism -- or anyplace, for that matter. Supreme Court may be the sleeper issue for 2020 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Daises, primroses and dandelions are suddenly brightening the grass. Orderly, dour, cowed: how my beloved Italy is changed by coronavirus 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Plants like goldenrod, asters, sunflowers, violets, evening primrose and native willows are best at supporting native bees, and they attract generalist pollinators like honeybees and bumblebees as well. Perspective | Welcome bugs into your yard. You might just save the world. 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Darwin used the color names to precisely record his observations of phenomena like a “primrose yellow” snake he spotted in Chile. This ‘color bible’ informed Darwin (and inspired some seriously pricey paint) 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z “Flowers are serious,” he wrote on Twitter, and in the interview he explained why the primrose was the ideal image for Italy’s vaccination program, which kicked off Sunday. Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z “Look at my new golf cart!” exclaimed one resident as he whizzed by in a primrose yellow MGB, its top down. Perspective | A group of veterans got taken for a ride — in classic British sports cars 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Hundreds of poppies, primroses, meadow buttercups and 100 saplings at Manor Farm Orchard in Kingsway, Gloucester, were mown down. Wildflowers cut down 'by mistake' 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z She is leading the Democrats down the primrose path of playing not to lose, of being timid, of being afraid, the path that has always caused the Democrats to lose. Could impeaching Trump cost him the presidency in 2020? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z "She's the sort of girl that if she saw some primroses she would most likely go and pick them," her father said. 'She vanished off the face of the earth' 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z But once the primrose entered the picture, it struck them as a no-brainer. Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z North Texas includes showy evening primrose, fleabane and wild indigo. Recent rain means lush, bright wildflowers across Texas 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s a time-consuming task — 10 minutes of pulling sweet clover, filaree, primrose and other plants, roots and all, might only clear a few square feet of sand. On Fiesta Island, an endangered bird species faces tough odds to survive 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Other species on the rebound in the isolated dunes include native evening primrose and California gnatcatcher. This LAX-adjacent ghost town is now ‘priceless coastal real estate’ for rare owls 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z And in the case of Friends of the Urban Forest, many of the trees aren't traditional pines, but other breeds like primrose and olive that do better in the urban forest of balmy San Francisco. Artificial or farmed Christmas tree? Turns out there’s a third, more sustainable option 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The only other representative of the Midwest is Krissa Skogen, a conservation scientist and botanist at the Chicago Botanic Garden whose specialty is studying the effects of climate change on evening primroses in the Southwest. Midwest women join climate change group in Antarctica 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Lady Kitty Spencer wore emerald Dolce & Gabbana, Princess Beatrice wore teal Roksanda, and the Duchess of Cambridge donned primrose yellow Alexander McQueen, the designer she wore on her own wedding day. 'A long, cool glass of water': the perfect wedding dress for a Californian royal | Jess Cartner-Morley 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z We were walking though patches of wild purple irises, yellow gentian, orange lilies, edelweiss and primrose. Hiking in Croatia: How to Master Some of the World’s Rarest Views 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Department of the Interior says the Eureka Valley evening primrose is no longer in need of protection. Rare Death Valley wildflower no longer endangered 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Its finely-divided foliage turns a clear primrose yellow with the arrival of autumn. Perfect picks for container-garden success in the Northwest | Provided By Northwest Flower and Garden Festival 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z That day she, the chief and another firefighter went to the blast site, now patched with switch grass and evening primrose. A small town in Texas. A huge explosion. An unsolved mystery — and the long road back. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z They mostly pick mountain tea - also called ironwort - hawthorn and even primrose, but they are also destroying rare and endangered species in the process. Looters strip Greek mountains of wild tea, rare plants 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Now Mr. Trump is leading the economy down a primrose path that is even more unrealistic. Trump Is More Optimistic Than Reagan, and That’s Not Good 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The primrose has adapted to life in one of the hottest places on Earth by blooming at night and taking advantage of pollinators such as moths that avoid the heat of day. Rare Death Valley wildflower no longer endangered 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z “This was my backyard when I was growing up,” said Toler, motioning to the grassy field lined by milkweed and pink evening primroses. Old school bus serves as nature preschool in Dallas 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Plants include California evening primrose, white everlasting, rare Wright’s buckwheat and endangered Hearst’s ceanothus. Prepare to have garden envy at L.A.'s premier native plant tour 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z She added: “If they need to plant, they can bunch the primroses in close. But anything tender? Nope.” Perspective | ‘I’ve never seen this before’: Our warm February feels fabulous and frightening all at once 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z This little beauty is truly perennial and blooms later and longer than most other primroses. Best of the Northwest: After much debate, here are some of the 43 newest Great Plant Picks 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z For late spring color, add in a mix of primrose varieties known to thrive in moist soil. Q&A: Which plants like wet feet? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z A NEW analysis from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman suggests that Americans are spending billions of dollars a year on ground up radish, rice mustard, primrose, alfalfa, spruce and houseplants. A recipe for trouble 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Iyer: To make it simple, if he wins two this early in his career, he would be on the same primrose path taken by Brady take all these years. Seahawks vs. Patriots: What the national media say about Seattle early in Super Bowl week 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z “Cruz plays well into that crowd because he always wants to lead the party down that primrose path.” 2016 Hopefuls Skirt Leaders of the G.O.P. 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The two cheaters are the lesser halves of their respective marriages, and it is resentment that has led them down the primrose path. 'The Affair' Is the Sound of Puppies Drowning—And We Can't Stop Listening 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Other pieces in the collection included samples from wild plums, chokecherries, hackberries, a primrose and one without flowers, leaves or seeds known to pioneers as scouring rush. Plant collection finds permanent home at Hastings 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z But by taking a strong side, and backing it up,, helps lead your audience down the primrose path to client conversion. Want To Be An Effective Thought Leader? Ignore President Obama 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The formula for body combines different proportions of her signature mix: 11 fragrant essential oils including jasmine, sweet almond, evening primrose and neroli. The Benefits Of Body Oils 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z You can also try perennials such as the marsh marigold, Lily of the valley, astilbe, clematis, primrose, pansy and lamb’s ear. You don’t need sunshine to have a colorful yard | HomeWork 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z I decided to try evening primrose oil, and I was shocked. Evening primrose oil overcomes sun allergy 2014-05-07T20:01:05Z The cool spring also provided a long flowering season for snowdrops, primrose and bluebells. Wildlife 'thrived' after hot summer 2013-12-27T03:29:43Z "Nobody wants the country to go down the primrose path that it was led down by Fianna Fail," Finance Minister Michael Noonan said. Irish government faces post-bailout battle to woo back voters 2013-12-13T09:25:56Z The genius of the trajectory of the series, and its manipulation of viewers, can be seen in how Walt's evolution has been shown, and how we were led along the primrose path. Is Breaking Bad's Walter White one of TV's truly evil characters? 2013-09-27T01:33:45Z Some medieval paintings of gardens depict carpets of turfgrass stippled with various flowers, such as lily of the valley, poppies, cowslips, primroses, wild strawberries, violets, daisies, and daffodils. Outgrowing the Traditional Grass Lawn 2013-07-29T15:15:03.733Z Although preliminary data support the use of evening primrose oil or GLA for diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and hypertension, there is not much solid research. Evening primrose oil overcomes sun allergy 2014-05-07T20:01:05Z The most obvious example was Setanta's use of vivid primrose to suggest a radical approach while the substance of its coverage was not revolutionary at all. Steve McManaman collects campaign medal No3 with BT Sport stint| Rob Bagchi 2013-05-09T16:27:09Z Of seven studies that measured 176 patients' assessments of their symptoms, there were no differences between those who took primrose oil and those who took the placebo. Primrose oil no better than placebo for eczema 2013-05-01T19:19:29Z Evening primrose and borage oils are widely used remedies for eczema, but according to research, they provide no benefits. Well: Really? The Claim: Evening Primrose Oil Soothes Eczema 2013-04-29T23:00:24Z She wears enormous 1960s-style sunglasses with primrose frames above a gentle smile slicked with glossy red. The fashion world's silver stylistas 2013-04-25T23:20:42Z Your experience with evening primrose oil is fascinating and might lead to a new way to manage this uncomfortable skin condition. Evening primrose oil overcomes sun allergy 2014-05-07T20:01:05Z The plants to be banned from April 2014 are water fern, parrot's feather, floating pennywort, water primrose and Australian swamp stonecrop. UK bans sale of five alien plants 2013-01-29T01:48:59Z But when he tried to replicate the findings, he found that primrose oil didn't seem to work. Primrose oil no better than placebo for eczema 2013-05-01T19:19:29Z But a large new study suggests that people using evening primrose oil for eczema may want to save their money instead. Well: Really? The Claim: Evening Primrose Oil Soothes Eczema 2013-04-29T23:00:24Z Outlook - Ducks have a primrose path to the title, because none of their remaining 11 games are with the second- and third-place teams. Conference calls: How the best leagues are shaping up . . . 2013-01-28T23:19:10Z In one experiment, ecologists found that in the absence of insect herbivores, evening primroses evolved to flower earlier and produce less defensive compounds in only three generations. The Death of Natural Selection 2012-11-05T19:45:41.203Z It is more the commoner woodland species - such as primrose and bluebells - that can survive under shade, but if the shade continues for long periods then their density does thin out. Great Storm: The healing power of nature 2012-10-15T03:05:37Z In response, students in an advanced botany course constructed an experiment to examine competitive outcomes between evening primrose and a variety of exotic, invasive species in the presence or absence of activated carbon. [Essay] IBI* Series Winner: Personal Plants: Making Botany Meaningful by Experimentation 2012-09-27T17:55:48.463Z The aromatherapy oils included lavender, rose, rosemary, almond and evening primrose. Aromatherapy may boost massage for menopause relief 2012-06-01T16:22:41Z For example, Professor MacDougal, by treating the germ-cells of the evening primrose with various solutions, such as sugar, zinc sulphate and calcium nitrate, has apparently succeeded in producing definite germinal mutations. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z Similarly, in the evening primrose example, ecologists removed insect herbivores from the plants, then the plants responded to the lack of herbivory. The Death of Natural Selection 2012-11-05T19:45:41.203Z Here goes!—The moon Shone sad o'er the silvered waves, The nightingale trilled 'neath that night of June, Where the river the primrose laves. Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z His primrose head could be seen at this moment fifty yards away down the beach. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z There was also a very tiny pink primula—the smallest I have ever seen—and another one like a pink primrose, that grew on the banks above the path. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z So she would dance along the primrose way without a want, without a care, without a responsibility. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The results of the antibiotic and primrose examples were not intended by humans. The Death of Natural Selection 2012-11-05T19:45:41.203Z You will be much more enlivening if you can bring me news of the primroses beginning to bloom in the woods. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z There is also to be seen in our windows and greenhouses a flower named the primrose, which, though it has its merit, has not been celebrated by poets, nor is likely to be. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The prim path must inevitably triumph over the primrose path. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z "Look," she went on, "at the faint primrose tint over the pine trees and those last pink clouds high up in the sky." The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z For centuries men have climbed up to strength of character, if at all, by ways uniformly arduous and steep; and distrust of the primrose path, however alluring, has passed as an instinct into our blood. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z As you enter from the Porta Basilica you have an impression of pale yellow, gold, and gray; of a pervading silvery glimmer, of a pervading gleam of delicate primrose, brightly pure and warm. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Did you but know, when bathed in dew, How sweet the little violet grew, Amidst the thorny brake; How fragrant blew the ambient air, O'er beds of primroses so fair, Your pillow you'd forsake. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z She put him on a snow-white shroud, A chaplet on his head; And gathered only primroses To scatter o'er the dead. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Through the open window blew the spring wind, laden with the scents of the country, the blossoms of the fruit trees, the primroses and violets. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z One morning Spring peeped round the corner and dropped a crocus or two and a primrose or two. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The silvery glimmer comes from the thousands of cups, the primrose gleam from the matting. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Each time we smell the autumn's dying scent, We know the primrose time will come again; Not more we hope, nor less would soothe our pain. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Norton went back to the primrose paths of love; and sometimes he would forget all about such a thing as the Black Hundred. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z But Dorothy was learning that the way to success is not always a primrose path, and she cheerfully did her best to accede to such of these demands as she considered just and reasonable. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Here in warm darkness of a night in June, ... children came To watch the primrose blow. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The eye, and broad free skin surrounding it, which is ruffed like an Elizabethan collar, are of the same faint primrose hue. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z In some specimens that I have obtained the rump and tail-coverts had a pure primrose hue. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Once the Hilly Fields were hilly fields where the children played, and there were primroses. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Already the delicate spring twilight stained the east with primrose and tints of green. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The cheeks are trimmed with tufts of blue primroses. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z I have just finished the last, and have been out to examine the faded primroses, but only a long-legged green spider rewarded my search. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z The flowers are yellow or white, and are commonly designated as "evening primroses," as many of them open upon the edge of evening. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The two jogged on in amicable silence, both equally satisfied, to all appearances, with the result of the conference, until the peaked turrets of Lorge frowned black against a primrose sunset. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z As long as the primrose was there, he could be trusted to describe it accurately enough. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z At mention of Sara Mr. Curran would become exceedingly perplexed, torn by two apparently incompatible duties, as he reflected on his pale primrose. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z But these are not all the interesting features of the evening primrose. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Perhaps the most beautiful of all our evening primroses is this charming white species. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The first primrose had just emerged from its bed when the abb� announced one day the portentous fact that the marquis was packing his valise. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Was his little primrose becoming worldly? he inquired, with a gloomy smile. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z If I praise a tulip, why Should I pass the primrose by? A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z Why is it that the buds on so meny evening primroses swell up so big and never open? Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z This little evening primrose is an exceedingly interesting plant, although it is not of very wide distribution. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Carpets with much white are prized, as the white becomes primrose, a colour which wears well. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The children are off to the woods with the German tutor after primroses, but it is too warm for us—so we shall take a walk after tea. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The perfume of the primrose and violet made every swelling knoll redolent of sweets. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z What are we to infer from the shape of our evening primrose? Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z The common evening primrose is a very widespread plant in the United States, and it has long been in cultivation in Europe. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Only a few years ago our dear ancestors looked upon the theatre as the vestibule of hell; and every actor was going "the primrose way to the everlasting bonfire." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The flower is bell-shaped, and consists of one leaf deeply cut into several segments, enfolding one another, and of a pale primrose. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Cool woodland lay beyond the little river, carpeted with dark moss, where in spring the primroses grew. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z This tiny caterpillar has a host of evening primrose blossoms laid to his door. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z If one takes his alpenstock in hand and climbs to the snow line in late summer, he is apt to be rewarded by the charming flowers of the Sierra primrose. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Samolus, sam′ō-lus, n. a genus of herbaceous plants of the primrose family. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The female flowers are also primrose colour, and expand in form of a star, so deeply cut into six segments, that they appear to consist of so many distinct leaves. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The primrose blooms at night, when butterflies are asleep, and is thus clearly adapted to moths. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Nine months had passed and the nipping March winds were raising the dust and numbing noses and finger-tips in London, while March sunshine was bringing out daffodils and primroses in the country. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z They walked up and down the platform, by the side of which the station-master's arabis and aubrietia, primroses and daffodils, were making a fine show. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z The colour is a bright primrose, and, seated as they are upon their pale green flower-stalk, they present a very beautiful appearance. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z League, a political association for the spread of Conservative opinions—formed in 1883 in memory of Lord Beaconsfield, whose favourite flower is said to have been the primrose. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Alders, hazels, and blackberry brambles grow on the side of it, and its bridges are ivy-grown: primroses and violets, too, grow there wondrously profuse. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The clear yellow evening primrose, scion of one of our very best old English families, associates democratically with a peasant mullein stalk, canary-flecked, since they both fancy sun and sand. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The trees put forth their green leaves and the meadow was dotted with primroses and anemones. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z The difference is that in the case of the primrose it is perfect fertility, and not simply fertility, that depends on the mutual action of the two sets of individuals. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Primula, prim′ū-la, n. the genus of plants to which the primrose belongs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The old bracken still lay in patches of ruddy brown, primroses were just beginning shyly, and the short grass of the open places had not put on its summer hues yet. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Or primrose, with its pucker’d leaf And simple early bloom; Or violet, hiding underneath The hedge’s shady gloom. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z "Besides I am crazy to go; I smell primroses." A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z No summer begins there, and spring never ends, It mingles with autumn, with winter it blends; Its primroses bloom when the barley is ripe, Amid its red apples the nightingales pipe. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z In the freer spaces forget-me-nots flowered in nebulæ, and dog-violets gave an undertone of dark purple, with primroses for planets in the night. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z In spring primroses grow to enormous sizes, with leaves as large as those of foxgloves; and the foxgloves in their turn decorate the hedges, rearing their tall spikes of magenta-coloured bells in profusion. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Seated on low benches against the wall they formed wondrous groups of colour, like clumps of cyclamen and primroses we have seen flowering in a wood upon an Italian roadside. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Then, secondly, the man who perceives wrongly because he feels, and to whom the primrose is anything else than a primrose—a star, or a sun, or a fairy’s shield, or a forsaken maiden. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z The whole was painted a bright primrose yellow, and was drawn by two small Turkish horses. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Under the groves of ash and oak a pale primrose still lingered, glimmering wanly beside the hidden water. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z But these things can only be studied in leisured intimacy from a slow-going boat passing in the spring-time, when the blackthorn frosts the hedges and starry-eyed primroses grow to monstrous size. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Only one morning paper implied that Persis had strayed into the primrose path of dalliance. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z In a few years the trees were well advanced; grass and primroses grew where the moss had crept about, and the wood in spring was alive with the song of birds. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z This process is the firing of the clay to a primrose or a white heat according to its fusibility. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z So we went along by the hurrying brook, which fell over little cascades in its haste, never looking once at the primroses that were glimmering all along its banks. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He tells us that he threw the "pearl of his soul into a cup of wine," that he "went down the primrose path to the sound of flutes." Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z “But oh!” she added, “here is a pressed primrose in the book.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z But it was a very pretty spot, a real wood, where up through the undisturbed dead leaves of autumn came snowdrops and violets and primroses in the spring. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z "Like a spent primrose fit only for the bonfire." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The larch-wood was afloat with clear, lyric green, and some primroses scattered whitely on the edge under the fringing boughs. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z We’ll cut across the fields and sit on that jolly stile where I discovered you picking primroses—was it really seven years ago? Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z It was an innocent child-like action to place the bit of heather bloom there with the primrose, but one that Kenneth never forgot. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z She kissed Marion, and then, strangely enough, she kissed Mrs Calderwood, and laid two pale primroses, the first of the season, on a book which she held in her hand. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z It was pleasant to watch the lambs in the meadows, and exciting indeed to count the still sparse primroses starring the hedgerows. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z I went across the quarry, down to where the brook ran murmuring a tale to the primroses and the budding trees. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It was yesterday that we picked primroses together, and spent the morning mooning in the woods. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z “I know,” said the latter: “the primrose and the bit of heather.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Cabs spring up like daisies and primroses beneath the footsteps of spring. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Surely that young gentleman in primrose sattin and flesh-coloured brocaded waistcoat, who took the polished floor so easily, was the poet of Valentine Day to whom she had confided her note. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The old grey grass seemed to stir, and I could fancy the smothered primroses and violets beneath it waking and gasping for fear. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z “By Jove!” exclaimed Steele, when he vaulted a stile and came upon her, picking primroses from the hedge. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z As soon as she found herself on the garden path Jessie, who had a bunch of primroses in her hand, and some long drooping crimson-tipped twigs from the larch, started to run. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The primrose path of dalliance did not lead them to peace, and the pursuit of variety in love brought them only monotony. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z "Why, foolish Amor, 'tis a primrose," and whatever fiend or goblin followed in their wake fled in affright at the sound of her rippling laughter. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z As the canopy rose higher, it broke, dispersed, and the sky was primrose coloured, high and pale above the crystal moon. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z My primrose will fade, but for me it can’t die; nor will the kind hand that gathered it and placed it where it is be forgotten either. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z In the garden plots crocuses and snowdrops and golden daffodils nod to one another across the ground, primroses and violets scent the air, and hyacinths ring their merry chimes. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z He looked to men like young delight Gone courting April maidenhood, That has the primrose in her blood, He on his mincing lady mare. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Here's a bunch of primroses," he murmured, "not daisies. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z I argued that Violetta would probably love curious and exotic combinations, so I dressed her first act in a gown of rose pink and pale primrose yellow. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z And so the primrose never had the opportunity of lifting its head in water. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z "The crocuses and primroses are opening," they reported, "and Willy Wallflower is all in bloom waiting for us." The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The primroses had been the first among the flowers to receive the Divine message, and were repeating it already in their own language to those that had ears to hear it. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z As he came along, Charles observed by the wavering light primroses in flower. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Violets hidden behind their leaves bedecked the lane-sides, and one morning the first primrose appeared. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z “They look sweeter where they are,” he said quite sincerely, though obviously without sufficient reason for the comparison; the primroses were so unmistakably dying. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Conspicuous and characteristic flowers of the lower altitudes are the mariposa lily, iris, wallflower, gaillardia, and numerous species of cinquefoil, pentstemon, and evening primrose. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z On the following day he came also, bringing violets and English primroses in a little basket from the Toorak garden; having given Maude to understand that they were for the adornment of his own rooms. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z Some plants, such as witch hazel, appear to be stimulated to bloom by very short days, while others, such as evening primrose, appear to require relatively long days. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z She laid a warm hand, colored like a primrose, upon his. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Do you remember that day in the woods, Prudence?—and the primroses we gathered and threw away? Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z "It's grown out of Mary's keeping one or two women from going the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire." The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Whose spirit leaps more high, Plucking the pale primrose, Than his whose feet must fly The pasture where it grows? The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Should she go on for ever, till she was sixty, making crosses for the font at Harvest Homes, and putting holly in the windows at Christmas, and "doing the reading-desk" with primroses at Easter? Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The humorous assumption is that gay devils like Williams and me need to be constantly warned against straying off into the primrose paths that run out of Broadway. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; "My bloody cloaths to wash and dress,"95 As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Last year at this time the sun was warm, the air was balmy, the crocuses, primroses, snowdrops, and even the tulips were in bloom, and the brown earth was soft and dry. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Corn—undulating lands—rural improvements—daisies and primroses. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z I often thought that our garden must be sorry to be so crowded up, and that this was why it wouldn’t grow anything but weedy nasturtiums and evening primroses. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z The first primrose star of the evening burns with a lucent glory in the forehead of the sunset, and the whole evening is pregnant with coming events. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z And many a lord and many a knight,45 With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; Came to behold that lady bright, As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Edward took from a maiden near him a garland of cowslips, daisies, and primroses, and kneeling before Egwina said: “Thus do I crown thee my Summer and queen of my heart.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Out of this primrose England, the car glides into the smoke and fog of London. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z These primroses were sent us by a poor girl who has not forgotten the little we were able to do for her when she was a prisoner here.... My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Shoji strayed from his theme a little for a series of hand-painted striped dresses — and a boatneck gown in black and a blush primrose color was particularly nice. Tadashi Shoji?s spring collection is all about the season?s flowers 2011-09-08T20:51:29Z With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; "The wilderness to end her life," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z The way to heaven is not by “the primrose path.” The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z If one travels through the world with eyes open for primroses, and finds them growing along the wayside, why should not eyes that seek brotherly kindness, find it blooming in many a stranger's heart? The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z I had the primroses and the "snow-balls," and I laid them, as on a tomb, before my mother's portrait. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The primroses came out in the copses, and as soon as the blackbird and thrush saw them they started singing at once. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z But it would have made your heart right sair, With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;110 To see the bridegroom rive his hair, As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Naturally, therefore, we find on his canvases beautiful groups and bunches of hyacinths, roses, pinks, primroses, and other garden buds and blossoms. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The early primroses that snuggled in under the laurels, and the modest blue violets half hidden among their round leaves, were saying “Spring is coming.” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The sun had gone then, leaving the skies primrose coloured—a pale, lovely light, that yet had something ominous and sinister in it. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The gown she was to wear lay like a drift of primroses over a chair, the electric fan fluttering it softly, and driving away every tiny crease acquired in travel. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z The knight bow'd low to a' the three, With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; But to the youngest he bent his knee,15 As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z But the villas are in heliotrope, primrose, azure, and rose, bowered in extravagant arbours of papaws mangoes, bananas, and palms, with shrubberies beneath of feathery mimosas, and cassias with orange and crimson blooms. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Come to the woods, in whose mossy dells, A light all made for the poet dwells; A light, coloured softly by tender leaves, Whence the primrose a mellower glow receives. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z There was Chilly, her own twin-brother, with his feet set on the same primrose path. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z In the warm rushing darkness of the night no word was exchanged between Quelch and Loree, but they advanced quite a long way on the perilous path of forbidden primroses. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; "My velvet pall and silken gear," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z It poured into its old bed joyously, and kissed the primroses with foam kisses before it drowned them in its cold ripples. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z And it is sad to think of the buried snowdrops, of the crocuses, yellow and blue, and the sweet-scented primroses. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Oh yes; but I like primroses better when they are gathered, and bluebells. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z And I never knew a voice more louder or more sweeter, Vhen she cried, buy my primroses, my primroses come buy. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;90 "My silken scarf, and my golden fan," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z I met Mr. Carr, and we came to a delicious field, full of primroses, and baby wanted to pick lots, didn't you, treasure? A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z His ears were deaf to such names as Sidney, Gilbert, Champernoun, Ralegh, names which time has set at their proper value, and against which Ascham's noble primroses sink into their proper insignificance. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In my woodlands The primroses are peeping With pale, sweet golden eyes, In spite of Winter's weeping. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Geraniums in dresses of scarlet and green; Thick aloes, that blossom so rarely; The long creeping cereus with prickles so keen, Or primroses modest and early. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z This fair lady in her grave was laid,105 With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay; And a mass was o'er her said, As the primrose spreads so sweetly. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z It was springtime; the birds were singing, the valleys were blue with wild hyacinths, and here and there Ulric came upon clusters of late primroses. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Her sitting-room had been full of roses, but Dan chose something else that had caught his eye from the window,—a huge country basket 98 of primroses, smelling of the earth and the spring. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Tho' it still is Winter, In your mystic sleep you smile, Yet the primroses and the thrush on wing Know that even in sleep you sing; You wondrous, envassaling, longed-for Maid! The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z We may criticise, belittle, and place him; but a fine Romney produces the elation of sudden sunshine, or the first sight in spring-time of a bank of primroses. Romney 2011-08-02T02:00:24.233Z Many a lad who has wasted his health, wealth and substance on the primrose path, has "come back" gloriously in the service of the flag. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z A primrose at the river's brim No simple primrose is to him! More Misrepresentative Men 2011-07-20T02:00:14.390Z I haven’t yet thanked you for the primroses; they were perfectly sweet. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z But the early primrose And flitting thrush Have watched you smile And have seen you blush. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z She climbed the tall evening primrose, and looked on every side, but not a sign of a mouse. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z The sky was a faint primrose above the spires of the town. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Of the two calamities he had chosen the former as the primrose path—a path he had always followed instead of the stormy and thorny one, he said, whenever liberty of choice had been his. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z In the center waved the class flag of primrose and lavender. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Easter was late this year, the weather balmy, and the spring advanced; and the park and the whole countryside starred with daffodils and anemones, primroses and hyacinths. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z He stopped to pick a primrose, then another, and a violet. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Only the big honey-coloured moon threw a primrose light upon the topmost gables of the houses on the left side of "The Lane"—all the rest being black velvet, sombreness and shadow. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Their costume was suitable to the season, of primrose-yellow, with hats turned up, white, with primroses. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Henniker saw the girl coming, her face alight in the primrose glow, and he threw away all moments but the present. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z The concluding stanza offers the primrose of autumn to the surviving friend, whilst that of spring must be reserved for the friend whom he has lost. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z The sisters had wandered far, and filled their baskets, but still there were always fresh blossoms to pluck, odorous violets or primroses, and delicate scraps of moss or early leaf. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Fain would halt the dancing feet of those careless ones who pass, Down a sweet and primrose path, through the ribbons of the grass. The Ballad of the Quest 2011-07-06T02:00:44.593Z "Yes," said the young lady; then putting forth her hand with a silver comb performed the office, placing it upon a primrose bank. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Well, that morning we were all poking our heads as far as we dared out of the school-room window—Miss Evans hadn't yet come—to see the first primrose man that had passed that year. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z Thekla says God sends the flowers into the world as twins; contrasting with each other just as we did,—the dark-eyed violets with the fair primroses; golden gorse, and purple heather. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z They met valleys with laurels and cherries, with roses and primroses at once. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z "But what can you want of primrose paper, Lottie,—you that never write letters?" Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z He looked at the lovely scene spread out before him, and up to the sky which was now of a pale primrose colour. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z She was pressing her face against the window, her thoughts intent upon primroses again. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z There was that lovely heliotrope velvet edged with ermine for Adelaide, and a faded pink brocade sprigged with primroses for me. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Would her French kid gloves put out their primrose fingers to help her in her lonely hours? would her smart bonnets crown her home with peace and the content of a loving spirit? Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z "The milk-white steed that brought me here," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z February, that year, was more like April, and all the violets and primroses rejoiced prematurely. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z I exclaimed, as a curious idea flashed across my mind, "I have an idea that——" But I was interrupted before I could say more by the entrance of old Liddy, bringing the primroses. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z The way of the good writer is no primrose path. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The lilacs were coming into flower, the banks were sparkling with flowers: primroses and early hyacinths, summer green and summer light were brightening along the road. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z "My wedding shift which I do wear," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z But the servants' gossip poisoned all the time of primroses that year. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z The thought which had been put out of my mind by nurse coming in with the primroses had come back again. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z In Norwich primroses and other vernal flowers were in full bloom on Christmas eve, and strawberries were gathered at Swainsthorpe on Christmas morning. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z It was in the marsh just over the fence from Beacon Street, where a company of the birds, a dozen perhaps, were breakfasting off the seeds of evening primrose. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z "But she must wash it very clean," With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay, "For my heart's blood sticks in every seam," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Eric, like the violets and primroses, came earlier that third spring. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Isn't it heavenly to see the primrose around again? Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Several primroses were gathered in the hedges near Ormesby a few days ago. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z For my friend at Hinsdale Who raises flowers laid out a primrose bed. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z I put the question to a troop of English children coming from a wood laden with spoils, "What makes you like primroses?" Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Her eyes were closed and she was pale as a primrose; her hands had fallen to her sides. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z To prevent impositions and counterfeits, the public are requested to take notice, that the only genuine primrose soap is stamped on the outside, "Valiant and Wise." The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z The ground was spangled with little tufts of primroses, peeping from among the grass and dead leaves, as the pre-Raphaelite artists so loved to paint them in their masterpieces. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z You are a blossom in the primrose bed So raised to subtler color, sweeter scent. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z "My gay gold ring and my feathered fan," As the primrose spreads so sweetly. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The sun had not risen, but there was a pale primrose dado painted across the East. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z "A primrose by the river's brink, A common primrose was to him and nothing more." At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z The primroses were a dream, and Mavis gathered a bunch of wild hyacinths and some purple ground ivy, and Merle thought she saw a snake, but was not perfectly sure about the matter. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Five months after, when the May primroses and hyacinths were all abloom in the green seaside woodlands, Colonel Jocyln and his little daughter came home. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Such deeds of violence were as plentiful as primroses in spring-time. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z But Childe Charity went with that noble company into a country such as she had never seen—for primroses covered all the ground, and the light was always like that of a summer evening. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z A year or so later, while Madeleine still has both feet set in the primrose path, she violently upbraids a girl who wants her to use rouge. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z The primroses were nearly over, but hyacinths were opening like a blue cloud, and great purple orchises were shooting up. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z In another minute the little feet were tripping away, and from a side street came the silvery voice that sang— "Sweet violets and primroses the sweetest." She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The primrose was not yet gone, the swallow had not yet come, and the young grass under the feet of the oxen was still small and sweet, when Thorkell's wife took to her bed. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Hearing footsteps in the lane he looked up and saw a gypsy woman, with a basket on her arm, filled with bunches of primroses. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z To primrose, tulip, daffodil, The wind came piping gay and shrill: "Wake up! wake up! while day is new, And all the world is washed with dew!" The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z This little quarry, and the sloe blossom, and the primroses, and the view over the water, are ours. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z She had made a song of her sweet call, and chanted the simple words with a rhythmic swing— "Sweet violets and primroses the sweetest." She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Thus had he borne himself shut out from the world, until the primrose had come and gone, and the cuckoo had begun to call. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Myriads of primroses clustered under the trees, and peeped out from nooks and corners in the banks. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z The peduncle is simple, bearing a single flower, as in primrose; or branched, as in London-pride. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z "Yes," said she, and putting forth her hand, with a silver comb performed the office, placing it upon a primrose bank. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The blithe call was— "Sweet violets and primroses the sweetest." She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z And O, and O The daisies blow And the primroses are waken’d, And the violets white Sit in silver plight, And the green bud’s as long as the spike end. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Out of sight of the house he sat down on a bank and idly pulled a buttonhole of primroses. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z All the moralists assure us that descent by the primrose path is facile. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z The woods on the inland side were full of primroses. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z The smoke was only beginning to coil upward from the chimney stacks and the streets were yet quiet when the silvery voice of a child was heard to cry— "Sweet violets and primroses the sweetest." She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z As for primroses—the Island ought to be called Primrose Island—that is, if the nation of Cowslips agree thereto, of which there are divers Clans just beginning to lift up their heads. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z They made a picturesque group under the budding trees, with the birds peeping down and twittering in surprise, and the primroses glistening all around. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z The very primroses have a depth of mellow beauty I never saw in England. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The writer did not know much about plants, or he would not have combined summer flowers, like the marigold and larkspur, with the primrose. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z When they reached the gate the little feet tripped faster over the stones, and a silvery voice sang: "Sweet violets, and primroses the sweetest." She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z It is a charming place, with deep wooded glens filled with what Northumbrians call rowan and gane trees, and carpeted with primroses and cowslips. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He was sitting down on a primrose bank and a gypsy stood looking at him. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Sometimes we jumped down to pick them, gathering whole handfuls of the faintly-perfumed primroses and burying our noses in their exquisite blossoms in a way to make an emigrant homesick. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The primrose is associated with fateful indifference to reality — the primrose path and all that — and the potted primrose can lead you astray if your expectations are too high. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Easter has fallen late this year, and so has come with pomp of pear-blossom, with teeming primroses, with garden hyacinth and field daffodil; has come, too, with a breath like June's. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The burst of spring has been beautiful—such a golden carpet of primroses on the bank, interspersed with tufts of still more golden daffodils, hazels putting forth their fresh green, and birds singing. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It mattered not that primroses and new mown hay did not harmonise, it was what he felt and saw, jumbled together in a delightful tangle from which he made no effort to extricate himself. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z I envy George Gilbert his long ride on that bright March morning, when the pale primroses glimmered among the underwood, and the odour of early violets mingled faintly with the air. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z On paper, you could stick a primrose in the garden and it will come back and bloom, year after year. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Each bank and root of mossy tree is studded with pale primroses that gleam like stars when the morning rises to dim their lustre. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z How I remember all the sheltered spots in which Lea and I found primroses for her in the one day I was at home in this bitterly early spring! Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z But there, that’s always the way with violets and primroses, they always have a tendency towards bringing on that watery weakness. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z There were edges which may introduce a beautiful harmony of coloring; as primrose with a lilac edge, green with a purple edge, rose color and brown, puce and amber, and so on. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z In sum, treat your primrose as a seasonal annual and let it go in May. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z This dresser and a number of simple but shapely facsimiles of old chairs, stood out against a nearly primrose paper, very faintly patterned, and a dark blue carpet with a margin of dead black-stained wood. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z He puts the different flowers together—and invents names for them—Hep—poly—primrose, &c. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z I’ve heard about some poet saying something about a man to whom a primrose by the river’s brim was a yellow primrose, and nothing more. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z Morning brought healing on its wings, for then Katy and Martin were again hand in hand, singing through the lanes, and gathering primroses or crocuses on their way to the school-house. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z If you want to grow it outside in a container, windowbox or garden bed, first spend a few days placing the primrose outdoors in a sheltered spot and bring it in at night. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Take that fellow who wrote “‘Sweet primrose time! The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z Lime, June 13.—On the journey from Stoke to London, Baby was very much delighted with the primroses in the hedgerows, and his delight in the fields when we got home was excessive. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The primrose I will pu’, the firstling o’ the year, And I will pu’ the pink, the emblem o’ my dear, For she’s the pink o’ womankind, and blooms without a peer. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z "I 'm always saying we could keep up a salmon-weir on the river for a tithe of what these carnations and primroses cost us," said Tom. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z It is possible to have truly perennial primroses in the garden, but the look is different. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Thousands of people are inspired by lines like the original to go gallivanting all over the country in primrose time, to return at dewy eve with all the incipient symptoms of pneumonia. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z That which faced south was covered with green and with spring flowers—pale anemones, irises, orchids, violets, and, where a stream trickled down, with primroses—a marsh plant in this country. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The evening primroses also had forgotten to close, and were still blooming bright and sweet, close in the corners of the fences. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z They will make their debuts in primrose and blue when Warrington play Huddersfield in the first game of the seven-match marathon weekend at the Millennium Stadium with which the season will begin on Saturday. Magic Weekend offers Joel Monaghan chance to put dark days behind him 2011-02-11T16:57:41Z Both the common primrose and the related cowslip drew the attention of Charles Darwin. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Nor should you fail when seeking out The primrose, golden yeller, To have at hand somewhere about A competent umbrella. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z In every hollow and dip of the forest's mossy floor, primroses glimmered in pale pools. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z The park round the old gray pile was starred with primroses, and ghost-like little lambs were capering noiselessly in the fields. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z His effort was a failure: for him the primrose remained a primrose to the last, and nothing more. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z But for folks who find such developments too subtle and can’t quite wait for the curtain to rise with the cherry blossoms, there is the primrose. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z The crocuses were in masses of purple and gold, violets and primroses and hepaticas bloomed shyly in sheltered corners, daffodils were beginning to lower their buds and show yellow at their tips. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Kitty pulled a primrose to pieces, petal by petal, before she answered. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z He saw on Lola’s face a smile that made him think of sunlight on a bank of primroses. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z The drab and blue horror of the wall had become a clear primrose yellow with white enamelled picture-rails. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Garishly cheerful, the primrose is an old-fashioned, simple flower whose bright yellow and red blooms sit like Easter eggs in a nest of crinkled leaves. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z All the time, too, close at hand, there was a faint persistent ringing of bells; and these were the anemones swaying on their stems; and the little trumpet-sounds came from the primroses. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z Beneath the thorn bushes came up lords-and-ladies; violets in tufts peeped out along the paths, and the meadows were strewn with primroses. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z On the second day he had already become so diminutive that he was obliged to stand on tip-toe to smell a yellow primrose. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z Stars came out, in the black depths of the night, as the first primroses were coming out, at the same time under the pines. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z The classic streamside primrose of the display gardens of the Delaware Valley is the Japanese primrose, whose elevated whorls are found in white and various shades of red and pink. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z "Just behind us, for instance, there's a clump of anemones singing next to some primroses." Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z A gleam of hope came: it was in the month of March, the garden was already strewn with snowdrops, primroses, and crocuses. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z And so I passed her by and had my day, And met a thousand whom I thought more fair In tinsel gowns beneath electric glare— A thousand, but they went their primrose way. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z The pineapple, which is its most notable decoration, has always been accepted as the emblem of hospitality; while the primrose pattern about base and body is neat and tasteful. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z If Japanese primroses receive the growing conditions they like, they will spread by seed, though the plant crosses and flower color are chosen by pollinating insects rather than the gardener. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z Spring seemed already to be at hand, and, in fact, the first violets and primroses might have been seen glinting in sunny spots. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z ‘Then he took wild garlic with him and primrose and golden fern.’ The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Four tall slender plants rose from the center, the rest was of ferns and lycopodium with here and there a few primroses. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z We were going to have broiled chicken, and a new dining-room table, and a pot of primroses as big as your head. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Siebold primroses would need watering in dry spells, and they disappear in late summer even when happy, but they don’t share the Japanese primrose’s tolerance of constantly wet conditions. Primroses can get you primed for spring 2011-03-16T20:23:21Z We shall then start fair upon the primrose path—the broad and flowery way—though I may get farther down than you. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He followed the "maestro di casa" to the further wing of the palace and was shown into a small boudoir hung with a striped primrose silk. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z For the American the urgency of his novel attack upon matter, his zeal in gathering its fruits, precludes meanderings in primrose paths; devices must be short cuts, and symbols must be mere symbols. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z She, with the dreams still unrubbed from her opening eyes, he a December primrose peeping up anew out of the roots of his wrecked and fruitless years—they would have been matchlessly coupled. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Carole Miller of Topmost Herb Farm in Coventry was giving primrose plants to Friends of the Market members. | Buying Local: Farmers? Markets Seek Stability Through Loyalty 2010-06-25T22:36:00Z At the garden entrance, Rosita Thompson-Azuma, a teacher who is originally from Costa Rica, pointed proudly to the goldenrod, evening primrose and tarragon that burst from her energetic field. Brooklyn College to Pave Over a Community Garden 2010-05-22T02:30:00Z He expects the same pattern, of a later but longer than usual flowering period, for daffodils, primroses, anemones, fruit blossoms and bluebells. Brilliant spring 2010-03-23T16:09:00Z Ye may trace my step o'er the wakening earth, By the winds which tell of the violet's birth, By the primrose stars in the shadowy grass, By the green leaves opening as I pass. Heathen Mythology They carried her everywhere—through the rough meadows, over the marshes to the woods that were carpeted with primroses, with here and there a patch of wild violets, and anon a streak of budding bluebells. Capricious Caroline It was the lover of the primrose woods come to her thus unexpectedly, and all the handsomer in his rich suit and silken hose. A Blot on the Scutcheon I was wrong to think that the primrose would flourish on the harvest-field. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Do you see that grave to the left, with primroses and monthly roses? Four Phases of Love A thick ivy covered the black walls, clothing them with a dusky green tapestry, against which the young shoots of the fruit-trees, and the beds of primroses, crocuses, and hyacinths stood out in pleasing contrast. A Divided Heart and Other Stories In the Alps of Middle Europe the eye is at once attracted by gentians, saxifrages, rhododendrons, primroses of different kinds, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Sweet seventeen would not say so unbidden, yet still—perhaps—if she dreamt that night, grey eyes would be there with the sunshine and the primroses. A Blot on the Scutcheon There was snow in the hollows; but, where the sweeping sides of the dell reclined to the south, the violet and the primrose were opening to the sun. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 The hedgerows down in the valley smelled of primrose and violets. The Hillman The east was all rose and primrose, but I found myself unable to think of the sun as an æsthetic feature; I longed for its good, honest heat. The Jonathan Papers The warren, attractive even in winter, was doubly delightful now primrose tufts were venturing to show among the last year's bracken, and the gorse was beginning to gleam golden in sheltered stretches. The School by the Sea "Would I were indeed your knight, little mistress, so should you ever walk on primrose paths." A Blot on the Scutcheon The anemones and primroses had closed their calyxes in sleep, but the violets looked up at him with their confiding blue eyes, as if inviting him to pluck them. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers That wood to our left, with its bare, brown undergrowth, will soon show little flushes of pinky-yellow, and then a few days more sunshine and the primroses will be there. The Hillman I saw roses blooming on the walls of a house I visited at in Helensburgh last January, and I culled primroses in the open air in February, at Buckie on the north coast of Scotland. Friend Mac Donald Michael found some primroses and brought them to Lily. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "My primroses are faded," she said suddenly, coming back from dreamland to look into the dark face upturned to meet her gaze. A Blot on the Scutcheon "In spite of everything, you have worked hard," he said, striving to retain his tone of condescending patronage, and he pointed to the neat borders in which auriculas and primroses were planted. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Then they sat leaning against the gate, she idly plucking sun-faded primroses, he brooding upon the nearness of her hand. Sinister Street, vol. 1 I am afraid I am commonplace, like the man we read of in English literature, who said “a primrose by the river brim, a yellow primrose, was to him, and it was nothing more.” Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl At daybreak he dressed and fled through the woods, trampling under foot the primroses limp with dew. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Nay," she replied, "I think the primrose path would soon be left if you were no more faithful than you have been these ten years. A Blot on the Scutcheon Under the trees in the park grew great masses of anemones and bluebells, and there were violets and primroses, that she herself had cultivated, in the garden. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers I wish that you could be turned into a primrose, and that I could be turned into a hazel-bush looking down at you for ever. Sinister Street, vol. 1 They strolled along the lonesome road, with the primrose light growing grayer and grayer through the velvety meadows, where the quiet cows grazed. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir A shrewd wind had risen while they sat in the inn, and the primroses looked very wan in the shriveled twilight. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Yet she had no fault to find with him for that, though she was quick to note the furrow on his brow which had not been there when they plucked primroses together. A Blot on the Scutcheon There were several links in the primrose chain of fortune which led him from the first opportunity to the last. Cinderella Jane "Olive, dear, you are an evening primrose," Ruth declared, smiling at her own fancy. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The pale primrose light was fading out of the western sky, and a rising wind was tossing the arms of the hemlocks where she stood with another lover last night. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir These are for you, you tall tall primrose of a girl. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Michael was twisting the stems of a little bunch of primroses between nervous fingers. A Blot on the Scutcheon My life is like the single dewy star That trembles on the horizon's primrose bar,— A microcosm where all things living are. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 She had a rush basket full of violets in her hands; there were primroses in her breast and belt, and her face was like a pink rose. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story Five months after, when the May primroses and hyacinths were all abloom in the green seaside woodlands, Colonel Joclyn and his little daughter came home. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir There were slim settees the color of ivory, with cushions of primrose and lemon satin, of cinnamon and canary citron and worn russet silks. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Do you see that grave to the left, with the primroses and monthly roses? L'Arrabiata and Other Tales On the edge of evening she came out of the Palace of Mirrors and crossed the wet asphalt, which already reflected primrose lights from a clearing western sky. The Moonlit Way Think of next spring, when we shall hear the children from that miserable town running about in the woods, picking primroses—do you see how yellow they are against the green moss?” The Missioner "Much," said Christina, who was finding the country, the spring, the sunshine, the very primroses, full of a haunting melancholy. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece The night turned pale, then for a long time the great gaunt precipice was revealed in tender primrose light and amber shade. A Man in the Open And now the star of evening That is the pilgrim's sign, Is lighted in the primrose dusk,— A lamp before a shrine. Later Poems Then the breeze swelled stronger, coming cool and fresh from the ocean; the yellow primroses, around which the hummingbirds whirred, bowed on their stately stalks, and I could hear the wind in the moving treetops. A-Birding on a Bronco The ground was starred with primroses, and in every sheltered nook were violets. The Missioner "And it is a pity to miss the primroses." The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Our way led up a steep lane, the sloping banks of which were spangled with primroses and celandine, while the rough-built walls at the top gave a hold to trailing honeysuckle, ivy, and hazel bushes. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story There were also tulips, orchids, English primroses, and daisies. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Find a crushed primrose between the pages, evidently put there on purpose. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 It was bordered with evergreens, and within we could see some daffodils, blue hyacinths and primroses. Lafcadio Hearn Milly gathered primroses in the woods, hatless, her white dress and fair head shining among the young greys and greens. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece The "checkered daffodil" and the soft plaintive primrose are bursting into bloom. Faith and Unfaith The hedgerows were full of starry primroses, and the copses carpeted with bluebells. Under the Mendips A Tale The flowers should certainly be English, either roses or primroses, and the decorations should be rather simple, as in keeping with the classic nature of the presiding genius of the day. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions Varieties of the primrose.—Linnæus was of opinion that the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus, were only varieties of the same species. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The primrose of the sky changed to the saffron red of a mountain-gipsy's handkerchief, crimsoned to a deep welter of incarnadine, the "flurry" of the dying day. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion In truth, she is "like the snow-drop fair, and like the primrose sweet." Faith and Unfaith The primroses at her belt gave him pleasure. The Dual Alliance He was dragged out of the shrubbery where he had been superintending a clearance of aucubas, preparatory to planting a drift of new and very deep yellow primroses. Plashers Mead A Novel The majority of the modern botanists, on the contrary, consider them to be distinct, although some conceived that the oxlip might be a cross between the cowslip and the primrose. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The little path among the bushes was narrow, but beyond the primrose sky of evening peeped through. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion This last is a very unpleasant idea, and helps to decapitate three unoffending primroses. Faith and Unfaith She gave that dim room such fresh pleasure, sitting there in her primrose frock with her serious eyes and long hands. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary Once they went as far as the forest of Wych, a wild woodland that lay remote from any village and where along the glades myriads of primroses stared at them. Plashers Mead A Novel Griselda's meditations were interrupted by a sharp knock at the door; and Graves came in with a bouquet in her hand, tied with pale primrose ribbon. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days In the spring of the year, when the little watercourse is at its fullest, there are countless primroses beneath the fine old trees, and everything is green down to the water's edge. Hastings and Neighbourhood One half of it, red-hot, and alive with multitudes of flickering fires, gold, primrose, steel-blue, and deep purple, dropped and fell at Claire's feet. Bye-Ways Holding herself very proudly in a dress that was a soft primrose colour and in a hat that was dark and shady, Rachel looked round about her on the world. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary Harebells nodding upon their delicate stems, primroses, snowdrops, and small blue pansies are also common. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia All this, and down in the mornings in velvets and silks, with faces as fresh as primroses. English Costume THE next fortnight passed quickly enough in the rapture of daily meetings and kisses still fresh and surprising as those first primroses of spring which few can keep from plucking. Carnival He loved the very primrose, because it was a thing of beauty, and shrank not from his deformity as man did. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Her primrose gown was forgotten; when Uncle Richard asked her questions she answered "Yes," or "No." The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary |
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